@aukwardjess90.bsky.social
π€ 13
π₯ 20
π 3
Love this article about 'Eldey' the last known female great auk π§π§¬π΅πΌββοΈ
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
loading . . .
Auk-tober surprise: Cincinnati Museum Center proves it has world's last female auk
Cincinnati took custody of a great auk in 1974. A new DNA test proves it's one of the last survivors of the seabird species.
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/10/14/who-is-eldey-the-great-auk/86606105007/
4 months ago
0
1
0
Career highlight being interviewed and featured in Science news π©πΌβπ¬π§¬ Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved | Science | AAAS
www.science.org/content/arti...
loading . . .
Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved
DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct birdβs remains to a museum in Ohio
https://www.science.org/content/article/fate-last-female-great-auk-finally-solved
5 months ago
0
2
2
reposted by
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
5 months ago
It's a match! An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! ππ§ͺπ
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday
!
#MAFSUK
0
14
8
In 2017, we discovered the whereabouts of the last known male
#greatauk
π
tinyurl.com/3nc8s74x
Now weβve confirmed where the last female residesβ¦ Spoiler: sheβs at
@cincymuseum.bsky.social
! Read the full story here π
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
5 months ago
1
17
8
you reached the end!!
feeds!
log in